Heavy rains continued in Assam on Sunday, which disrupted road transport and rail services in the northeastern state, where eight people have died in floods and landslides so far. He said that more than 78,000 residents of more than 15 districts have been affected.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has released the ‘Orange Bulletin’ in view of the “serious flood situation” in the state, as 10 major rivers including Brahmaputra and Barak are flowing above the danger mark.
A spokesperson of the Northeast Frontier Railway said that the Dullabachera-Sillacher Passenger train has been canceled for today due to heavy rains in the last 24 hours and water flowing over the tracks on the Baraigram-Dullabachera section.
He said that Dullabachera-Guwahati Express will run from Baraigram instead of Dullabachera. Officials said that a large part of National Highway-17 near Shingra Shalanibari in Chaigaon area of Kamarup district has overtakes since Saturday.
He said that due to heavy rains and water flowing from the neighboring state of Meghalaya, the situation in the area has worsened. Officials said that measures are being taken to facilitate traffic movement using alternative routes.
The CWC Bulletin states that Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level in Dibrugarh and Nematighat (Jorhat).
Other rivers crossing the danger mark, Dhaleshwari in Gharamura (Halakandi), stop at Dholai (Cachar), Katakala in Matizuri (Halakandi), Barak in Badarpur Ghat (Sri Bhumi), Barack, Margerita (Tinsukia), evil, Kushiyara in Sri Bhoomi, Kushiyara, Numaligarh, Numaligarh (Golaghat) and Kamapur (Nagaghat).
The Bulletin of Assam State Disaster Management (ASDMA) said that till Saturday evening, five people have died and three in floods.
According to data from the Regional Meteorological Center (RMC), three districts of the western part of the state were on ‘Red Alert’ on Saturday and eight other ‘Orange Alerts’, while rainwater from the upper areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya worsened in Assam.
Officials said many agencies including NDRF, SDRF, police, fire fighting and emergency service personnel have been deployed in relief and rescue operations and people from flood affected areas have been taken to safe places.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the state is facing “unusual situation” due to continuous rains due to dense clouds in many parts of the Northeast.
